Catherine Avery
Oct 7, 2011
Catherine C. Avery, 88, a resident of Churubusco and widow of William J. Avery, Jr., passed away at 7:35 p. m. on Friday, October 7, 2011, at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.e She had been in declining health for some time. Mrs. Avery was born in Fort Wayne on April 21, 1923, a daughter of William H. F....
James Caupp
Oct 6, 2011
James A. Caupp, 74, a former resident of Churubusco, passed away at 1:05 p. m. on Thursday, October 5, 2011 at the Towne House Retirement Center in Fort Wayne, where he had resided for the past seven years.e Although he had been in declining health, he had only been seriously ill since Friday. Mr. Caupp was born in Union City,...
Stanley High
Sep 30, 2011
Stanley W. High, Sr., 80, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 8:30 a. m. on Friday, September 30, 2011 at his home.e He had been in declining health since December. Mr. High was born in LaGrange County on March 22, 1931, a son of Paul and Ella (Sams) High.e He spent a portion of his formative years near...
Clarence Worley
Sep 27, 2011
Clarence Randel Worley, Sr., 55, a resident of Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 10:46 a.m. at his residence. Mr. Worley was born on October 12, 1955 in Whitley City, Kentucky, a son of Garrett C. and Pearlie Ethel (Phillips) Worley. He spent his formative years between Whitley City and Yuba County, California before entering the U....
Lynn Scott
Sep 23, 2011
Lynn T. Scott, 56, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 4:07 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been seriously ill since May. Mr. Scott was born July 20, 1955, a son of Charles C. and Wilma (McKenzie) Scott. He spent his life in the Fort Wayne area. He had been...
Norma Wooldridge
Sep 19, 2011
Norma L. Wooldridge, 83, a former resident of rural Churubusco and more recently of Fort Wayne, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 2:09 p. m. at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.e She had been taken there on Sundaye from Canterbury Gardens Assisted Living, where she had resided for the past two years. Mrs. Wooldridge was...
Verona Harmeyer
Sep 17, 2011
Verona Harmeyer, 89, a long-time resident of Lake Township and widow of Fred Harmeyer, passed away at 12:04 p. m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne.e She had been a patient there for over four years. Mrs. Harmeyer was born in Fort Wayne on December 23, 1921, a daughter of Charles D. and...
Jean Krom
Sep 10, 2011
Jean E. Krom, 77, a former resident of Tri-Lakes and widow of Lewis E. Krom, passed away at 8:51 p. m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.e She had been taken to the hospital from the Englewood Health & Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for the past five years....
Marilyn Parker
Sep 6, 2011
Marilyn E. "Sis" Parker, 78, a resident of rural Churubusco and retired Churubusco businesswoman, passed away at 12:23 a. m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She was the former owner and operator of Parker Insurance in Churubusco for several years, retiring in 1999. Her husband Robert D. Parker preceded her in...
Kenneth Frazier
Aug 24, 2011
Kenneth L. Frazier, 72, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County, passed away at 2:51 p. m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had submitted to surgery earlier in the day, but his death was unexpected. Mr. Frazier was born on September 27, 1938, a son of Leonard D. and H. Naomi (Gordon)...
Olive Tonkel
Aug 21, 2011
Olive M. Tonkel, 87, a former resident of Collins and widow of Charles Merl Tonkel, Sr., passed away at 9:23 p. m. on Sunday, August 21, 2011, at The Oaks in Columbia City.e She had been in declining health for some time, and had been a patient at the nursing home for the past six years. Mrs. Tonkel was born...
Gladys Durham
Aug 21, 2011
Gladys O. Durham, 90, a former resident of Avilla, passed away at 12:00 a. m. on Sunday, August 21, 2011, at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion.e She had been in failing health for some time, and had been a patient at the nursing home since March, 2010. Mrs. Durham was a Kentucky native, born on January 10, 1921...
Doris King
Aug 14, 2011
Doris King, 86, a resident of Carmel and mother of Churubusco resident Jeanine Childs, passed away at 1:30 a. m. on Sunday, August 14, 2011, at her home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. King was born on October 2, 1924 in Herrin, Illinois, the daughter of James and Flora (Armstrong) Stubblefield, and spent her formative years there.e She graduated from...
Diane Kahlenbeck
Aug 9, 2011
Diane Sue Kahlenbeck, 60, a resident of Green Township in Noble County and wife of Ned W. Kahlenbeck, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at 12:50 p. m. at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e She had been in declining health since November, and had been a patient at the hospital for the past two weeks. Mrs. Kahlenbeck was born...
Donald Gumm
Aug 5, 2011
Donald E. Gumm, 75, a resident of Shriner Lake near Columbia City and a former resident of Churubusco, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011. Mr. Gumm was born in Salem, Indiana on April 12, 1936, a son of Bleve J. and Katherine (Seals) Gumm.e On April 8, 1955 he was married in Hamilton, Ohio to Shirley J. Kent.e The...
Majorie Bennett
Aug 4, 2011
Marjorie E. Bennett, 84, a former resident of Collins and more recently of rural Cromwell, passed away at 8:01 a. m. on Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse.e She had been a patient there for the past three months. Mrs. Bennett was born in Eel River Township in Allen County on September 10, 1926, a daughter...
Toni Wood
Aug 2, 2011
Toni J. Wood, 30, passed away at 3:20 a.m. on August 2, 2011 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, after a lifelong e illness. Ms. Wood was born in Fort Wayne on November 18, 1980, a daughter of Ronald D. Wood and Judith (Minton) Wheeler. She spent her life in Fort Wayne. She enjoyed her family and singing Surviving relatives...
Miranda Lewellyn
Jul 31, 2011
Miranda Lewellyn, 16, a resident of rural LaOtto, passed away unexpectedly at 5:00 a. m. on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the family residence in Noble County. Miranda was born on April 26, 1995 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of John M. and Tracie M. (Campbell) Lewellyn, and was a lifelong resident of this area.e As a young girl she...
Grace Keister
Jul 31, 2011
Grace L. Keister, a resident of rural Albion and wife of Lester "Pete" Keister, passed away at 1:15 p. m. on Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City.e She had been a patient there for the past five days. Mrs. Keister was born in Churubusco on November 26, 1930, a daughter of Ralph and Effie (Tarlton)...
Edith Ritchie
Jul 29, 2011
Edith M. (McCreery) Ritchie, 98, a resident of rural Gaston and widow of prominent Harrison Township farmer Otis P. Ritchie, went home to be with her Lord on Friday morning, July 29, 2011, at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Mrs. Ritchie was born in Gaston on December 4, 1912, a daughter of Lloyd and Winona (Manring) McCreery,...
